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The Golden Hour
by Todd MossAn extraordinary thriller debut of twenty-first-century espionage, by a former deputy assistant secretary of state who "knows where all the bodies are buried--literally" (W. E. B. Griffin). The Golden Hour: In international politics, the hundred hours following a coup, when there is still a chance that diplomacy, a secret back channel, military action--something--might reverse the chain of events. As the top American diplomat for West Africa, Todd Moss saw a great deal about how diplomacy and politics actually work. But as he shows us, the results aren't always pretty. When Judd Ryker is appointed director of the new State Department Crisis Reaction Unit, he figures he has a mandate to help the United States respond more quickly to foreign crises, but he hasn't reckoned with the intense State, Defense, Pentagon, White House, and CIA infighting and turf battles he would face. Then comes the coup in Mali. It is his chance to prove that his theory of the Golden Hour actually works--but in the real world, those hours move very, very quickly indeed, and include things he'd never even imagined. As Ryker races from Washington across Europe to the Sahara Desert, he finds that personalities, loyalties, everything he thought he knew, begin to shift and change beneath his feet--and that friends and enemies come in many forms.
The Golden Hour
by Todd MossNATIONAL BESTSELLER"A novel that makes your heart race . . . a thriller that weaves diplomacy and national security together with espionage, terrorism and Washington infighting."--Washington PostAn extraordinary thriller debut of twenty-first-century espionage, by a former deputy assistant secretary of state who "knows where all the bodies are buried--literally" (W. E. B. Griffin). The Golden Hour: In international politics, the hundred hours following a coup, when there is still a chance that diplomacy, a secret back channel, military action--something--might reverse the chain of events.As the top American diplomat for West Africa, Todd Moss saw a great deal about how diplomacy and politics actually work. But as he shows us, the results aren't always pretty.When Judd Ryker is appointed director of the new State Department Crisis Reaction Unit, he figures he has a mandate to help the United States respond more quickly to foreign crises, but he hasn't reckoned with the intense State, Defense, Pentagon, White House, and CIA infighting and turf battles he would face. Then comes the coup in Mali. It is his chance to prove that his theory of the Golden Hour actually works--but in the real world, those hours move very, very quickly indeed, and include things he'd never even imagined.As Ryker races from Washington across Europe to the Sahara Desert, he finds that personalities, loyalties, everything he thought he knew, begin to shift and change beneath his feet--and that friends and enemies come in many forms.
The Golden Hustla (Thug #5)
by Wahida ClarkAll of Georgia law enforcement is aware that WMM Advertising--also known as "We Make Millionaires"--is one of the biggest and hardest-to-penetrate fraudulent telemarketing firms in the state. But when a tape recording of a man's death surfaces that may involve WMM, Atlanta homicide detective Danny Houser realizes that he may actually have the smoking gun needed to go after the firm. All he needs is someone inside WMM to sniff out the company's secrets. Soon he sets his sights on Alexis Greenspan, aka Nina Coles, the telemarketer's top sales associate. Approaching retirement, Houser will do everything in his power to manipulate Coles and solve this one last case... no matter who gets hurt in the process.
The Golden Keel / Running Blind
by Desmond BagleyDesmond Bagley is the supreme master of highly dramatic adventure writing, full of intrigue and invention, and displaying all the skill and art of one of the world’s best thriller writers. The Golden Keel is an exciting sea adventure about a dangerous attempt to recover a huge buried treasure. This tale of enterprise and greed is based on the real-life disappearance of Mussolini’s enormous personal fortune. Running Blind is the thrilling story of a chase through the dramatic landscape of Iceland. Commissioned by his Secret Service boss to deliver a mysterious parcel, Alan Stewart battles against impossible terrain and the suspicion that he has been double-crossed...
The Golden Key
by Marian Womack"...Part Shirley Jackson's stories of inner demons, part Alice's Adventures in Wonderland...part Astrid Lindgren's faith in children's resilience and part ghost story.""Enter a mysterious world in the hands of capable women. Getting drawn into this story is easy; getting out again is trickier."-BookPage1901. After the death of Queen Victoria, England heaves with the uncanny. Séances are held and the dead are called upon from darker realms.Helena Walton-Cisneros, known for her ability to find the lost and the displaced, is hired by the elusive Lady Matthews to solve a twenty-year-old mystery: the disappearance of her three stepdaughters who vanished without a trace on the Norfolk Fens.But the Fens are an age-old land, where folk tales and dark magic still linger. The locals speak of devilmen and catatonic children are found on the Broads. Here, Helena finds what she was sent for, as the Fenland always gives up its secrets, in the end...
The Golden Kill: Black Samurai, The Golden Kill, Killer Warrior, And The Deadly Pearl (Black Samurai #2)
by Marc OldenAlone and outgunned, Sand has two weeks to stop the largest gold heist in historyThe Chinese diplomat walks into the revolving door just a step ahead of the grenade. Samurai Robert Sand is too late to save him from the blast, but as the smoke clears he is hot on the grenade-tosser&’s heels. In Central Park, Sand disarms the killer and knocks him unconscious. His name is Ivan Vanich, and he is posing as a Soviet operative. His real employer is a power-mad millionaire, who arranged the hit as part of a plot to upend a Russo-Chinese trading contract and seize the profits for himself. The diplomat in the revolving door was only the first to die. On special orders from an ex-president, Sand races to avert catastrophe. His hunt for answers takes him to a sprawling English castle, where the samurai comes face to face with the man who would let millions die for the sake of gold.
The Golden Lion
by Rodrigo Piccini Knorr Joseph SzklarLa historia de un tipo que acaba de cometer un pequeño accidente, acaba por encontrarse en una extraña conspiración. Envolvido en muertes misteriosas y operaciones secretas, lentamente el personaje es consumido por una grande paranoia, poniendo en jaque su propia salud. ¿Será todo fruto de una mente doliente, presa en una locura sin fin? ¿Estará realmente siendo perseguido por una cosa desconosida?
The Golden Mile to Murder (The Chief Inspector Charlie Woodend Mysteries #5)
by Sally SpencerWhen a bobby&’s killed in Blackpool, Chief Inspector Charlie Woodend takes a ride through England&’s wild side to get to the bottom of a mystery. The investigation into the brutal murder of a Blackpool policeman during holiday season was never going to be easy, but the case is not Chief Inspector Woodend&’s only problem. His new boss, DS Ainsworth, is just waiting for an opportunity to stick a knife in his back; and his invaluable assistant, Bob Rutter, has been replaced by a sergeant more intent on advancing her own career than helping him. Then, it appears, the Blackpool police seem to think it might be better if the killer were never found . . . &“Should give the reader a shiver or two.&” —Publishers Weekly &“Unique settings and psychological details supplement Woodend&’s usual antics: a surefire series addition.&” —Library Journal
The Golden One
by Elizabeth PetersA new year, 1917, is dawning, and the Great War that ravages the world shows no sign of abating. Answering the siren call of Egypt once more, Amelia Peabody and her family arrive at their home in Luxor to learn of a new royal tomb ransacked by thieves. Soon an even more disturbing outrage concerns the intrepid clan of archaeologists: the freshly and savagely slain corpse of a thief defiling the ancient burial site.Yet this is nothing compared with the lethal fate that threatens Ramses. Besieged by the British and defended by formidable Turkish and German forces, the fortified seaport of Gaza guards the gateway to the Holy Land. Answering a call he cannot refuse from British military intelligence, Ramses must journey to this ancient, fabled city to undertake a mission as personal as it is perilous. Death will surely be his lot if he is caught or exposed. Meanwhile, Ramses's wife, Nefret, guards a secret of her own....Once again the incomparable and bestselling carries us to a breathtaking realm of ancient wonders and crumbling splendor -- from the hectic bustle of the Cairo markets to remote, sand-swept corners of the Egyptian desert where the gods of antiquity sleep. Returning visitors to the world of Amelia Peabody will be enthralled by the latest mesmerizing adventure from the award-winning grandmaster, and newcomers will succumb to her wiles as they are caught up in the tantalizing spell of the remarkable Elizabeth Peters and The Golden One.
The Golden One (Amelia Peabody #14)
by Elizabeth PetersAt the start of this fourteenth adventure for Amelia, which continues the wartime theme begun in Lord of the Silent, it is New Year's Eve, 1917.Risking winter storms and German torpedoes, the Emersons are heading for Egypt once again: Amelia, Emerson, their son Ramses and his wife Nefret. Emerson is counting on a long season of excavation without distractions but this proves to be a forlorn hope. Yet again they unearth a dead body in a looted tomb - not a mummified one though, this one is only too fresh, and it leads the clan on a search for the man who has threatened them with death if they pursue the excavations. If that wasn't distraction enough, Nefret reveals a secret she has kept hidden: there is reason to believe that Sethos, master criminal and spy may be helping the enemy. It's up to the Emersons to find out, and either prove his innocence or prevent him from betraying Britain's plans to take Jerusalem and win the war in the Middle East.
The Golden Orange
by Joseph WambaughEx-cop Winnie Farlowe has been retired from police work due to a back injury, and has been fighting the bottle instead of bad guys ever since. But suddenly he meets Tess Binder, a stunning, three-time divorcée from the Balboa Bay Club where wallets are fat, bikinis are skimpy, and cosmetic surgery is one sure way to a billionaire's bank account. She believes her father's suicide was actually a murder and wants Winnie to help her prove it. Death and chicanery flourish amidst ranches, mansions, and yachting parties. Publishers Weekly called it "comic and deeply moving . . . a stupendous climax . . . virtually sure to be hailed as Wambaugh's best." And the San Diego Union-Tribune said, "a profoundly serious work and in reading it I laughed my head off."
The Golden Orange: A Novel
by Joseph WambaughWhen forty-year-old cop Winnie Farlowe lost his shield, he lost the only protection he had. Ever since, he's been fighting a bad back, fighting the bottle, fighting his conscience. But now he's in for a special fight. Never before has he come up against anyone like Tess Binder. She's a stunningly beautiful, sexually spirited three-time divorcee from Newport Beach--capital of California's Golden Orange, where wallets are fat, bikinis are skimpy, and cosmetic surgery is one sure way to a billionaire's bank account. Nearly a year ago Tess Binder's father washed up on the beach with a bullet in his ear. The coroner called it suicide, but to Tess it means the fear of her own fate. And Winnie Farlowe is a man willing to follow wherever she leads--straight into the juicy pulp of the Golden Orange, a world where money is everything, but nothing adds up . . . where death and chicanery flourish amidst ranches, mansions, and yachting parties. In his long-awaited new novel, best-selling author Joseph Wambaugh combines harrowing suspense, scathing humor, and a moving portrait of a man on the brink of self-destruction.
The Golden Rectangle
by Gillian NeimarkTwo girls with very different superpowers join together to save the world from a tiny tyrant in this sequel to The Secret Spiral.Flor Bernoulli, a fashion maven from Brooklyn, New York, and Lucy Moon, a horse-rustling farm girl from Georgia, are both in possession of magic keys that give them special powers. And they're going need those powers if they have any hope of saving the universe. Only four inches tall and made of nothing but squares and rectangles, Square Man is on a mission throughout the universe to destroy anything round or curved. And it's up to Flor and Lucy to stop him. Helped by Dr. Pi, a pie-baking wizard thousands of years old, and Buddy Moon, Lucy's father and owner of an ice plant, this fantasy adventure takes the girls on a romp through time and space...and introduces a bit of magical math at the same time.
The Golden Rendezvous
by Alistair MacLeanAs the S. S. Campari sailed out of Caraccio Harbor under a blistering tropical sun, Chief Officer Carter ordered a stem-to-stern search for a missing crewman. Little did he know that the search would unleash waves of violence powerful enough to sink the entire ship.
The Golden Rooms (Testament Of Man Ser.)
by Dr Vardis FisherA MAGNIFICENT NOVEL OF BLOOD LUSTS AND ANIMAL PASSIONS IN A PRIMATE SOCIETYHe wanted a woman...Harg returned from the hunt. His naked body was painted with bright colors and adorned with shells and the bones of animals. He had drunk fully of the blood of the animal he had killed and now the animal’s warmth and power surged within him. He felt hungry for a woman and turned to Memes—tall, broad of hip, with a full, voluptuous bosom—and he led her into the cave. She did not resist. He embraced her violently. His breathing sounded as if he were strangling. The others turned from their work to watch....THE GOLDEN ROOMS is a vivid and startling portrayal of the strange world of the brute man, his sexual urges and dark blood lusts, and his elemental need to satisfy them.“An absorbing narrative. A great contribution to the imaginative literature of our day.”—Saturday Review of Literature
The Golden Rope
by Susan Fromberg SchaefferIn this haunting novel of twin sisters, at the height of her fame, 27-year old Florence Meek disappears. Years later, driven by new information, her twin Doris begins to hunt for her. But Doris's search for her sister soon becomes secondary to her search through the past for the truth about their complex relationship.
The Golden Rule: Longlisted for the Women's Prize 2021
by Amanda CraigA Times, Sunday Times, Observer, Daily Mail and Financial Times Best Book of 2020 Pick'A highly enjoyable story about female resilience and finding fulfilment on your own terms' Sunday Times'An irresistible summer read' Guardian Book of the Day'A typically sharp and hugely satisfying page-turner' Daily MailShe's such a skilful storyteller' Bernardine EvaristoWhen Hannah is invited into the First-Class carriage of the London to Penzance train by Jinni, she walks into a spider's web. Now a poor young single mother, Hannah once escaped Cornwall to go to university. But once she married Jake and had his child, her dreams were crushed into bitter disillusion. Her husband has left her for Eve, rich and childless, and Hannah has been surviving by becoming a cleaner in London. Jinni is equally angry and bitter, and in the course of their journey the two women agree to murder each other's husbands. After all, they are strangers on a train - who could possibly connect them?But when Hannah goes to Jinni's husband's home the next night, she finds Stan, a huge, hairy, ugly drunk who has his own problems - not least the care of a half-ruined house and garden. He claims Jinni is a very different person to the one who has persuaded Hannah to commit a terrible crime. Who is telling the truth - and who is the real victim?Praise for Amanda Craig'Terrific, page-turning, slyly funny' India Knight'As satisfying a novel as I have read in years' Sarah Perry'Amanda Craig is one of the most brilliant and entertaining novelists now working in Britain' Alison Lurie
The Golden Rule: Longlisted for the Women's Prize 2021
by Amanda CraigA Times, Sunday Times, Observer, Daily Mail and Financial Times Best Book of 2020 Pick'A highly enjoyable story about female resilience and finding fulfilment on your own terms' Sunday Times'An irresistible summer read' Guardian Book of the Day'A typically sharp and hugely satisfying page-turner' Daily MailShe's such a skilful storyteller' Bernardine EvaristoWhen Hannah is invited into the First-Class carriage of the London to Penzance train by Jinni, she walks into a spider's web. Now a poor young single mother, Hannah once escaped Cornwall to go to university. But once she married Jake and had his child, her dreams were crushed into bitter disillusion. Her husband has left her for Eve, rich and childless, and Hannah has been surviving by becoming a cleaner in London. Jinni is equally angry and bitter, and in the course of their journey the two women agree to murder each other's husbands. After all, they are strangers on a train - who could possibly connect them?But when Hannah goes to Jinni's husband's home the next night, she finds Stan, a huge, hairy, ugly drunk who has his own problems - not least the care of a half-ruined house and garden. He claims Jinni is a very different person to the one who has persuaded Hannah to commit a terrible crime. Who is telling the truth - and who is the real victim?Praise for Amanda Craig'Terrific, page-turning, slyly funny' India Knight'As satisfying a novel as I have read in years' Sarah Perry'Amanda Craig is one of the most brilliant and entertaining novelists now working in Britain' Alison Lurie
The Golden Rule: Longlisted for the Women's Prize 2021
by Amanda CraigLonglisted for the Women's Prize 2021A Times, Sunday Times, Observer, Daily Mail and Financial Times Best Book of 2020 Pick'A highly enjoyable story about female resilience and finding fulfilment on your own terms' Sunday Times'An irresistible summer read' Guardian Book of the Day'A typically sharp and hugely satisfying page-turner' Daily MailShe's such a skilful storyteller' Bernardine Evaristo When Hannah is invited into the First-Class carriage of the London to Penzance train by Jinni, she walks into a spider's web. Now a poor young single mother, Hannah once escaped Cornwall to go to university. But once she married Jake and had his child, her dreams were crushed into bitter disillusion. Her husband has left her for Eve, rich and childless, and Hannah has been surviving by becoming a cleaner in London. Jinni is equally angry and bitter, and in the course of their journey the two women agree to murder each other's husbands. After all, they are strangers on a train - who could possibly connect them? But when Hannah goes to Jinni's husband's home the next night, she finds Stan, a huge, hairy, ugly drunk who has his own problems - not least the care of a half-ruined house and garden. He claims Jinni is a very different person to the one who has persuaded Hannah to commit a terrible crime. Who is telling the truth - and who is the real victim?Praise for Amanda Craig'Terrific, page-turning, slyly funny' India Knight'As satisfying a novel as I have read in years' Sarah Perry'Amanda Craig is one of the most brilliant and entertaining novelists now working in Britain' Alison Lurie
The Golden Slipper: And Other Problems for Violet Strange
by Anna Katharine GreenA daring debutante solves the crimes of upper-crust Manhattan in this groundbreaking story collection from the queen of American mystery Violet Strange has a secret. A vivacious socialite, she is one of the most sought-after women in New York—as a private investigator. Between well-heeled excursions to the opera and fabulous dinner parties, Violet uses her lively charms to investigate the dark side of Gilded Age society. From the daughter of an important businessman accused of theft on a grand scale, to the suspected murder-suicide of the husband and child of a society woman, to the lost will of a financier whose death greatly affected the money market, Violet expertly sleuths out hidden clues, all the while protecting her secret identity. But the greatest puzzle of all may be what compels Miss Strange to undertake this outlandish work in the first place, and what it may afford—or cost—her in the end. Originally published in 1915, The Golden Slipper is the debut entry in the Violet Strange series, often credited as first in the famed &“girl detectives&” mystery genre. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
The Golden Spiders: The Golden Spiders (Nero Wolfe #22)
by Rex StoutTrying to determine why his last two clients were ruthlessly murdered, Nero Wolfe wonders if the answer is linked to a young boy who turns up at his brownstone apartment and finds clues in a gray Cadillac, a mysterious woman, and spider-shaped earrings.
The Golden Spoon: A Novel
by Jessa MaxwellNATIONAL BESTSELLER &“This delicious combination of Clue and The Great British Bake Off kept me turning the pages all night!&” —Janet Evanovich, #1 New York Times bestselling author Only Murders in the Building meets The Maid in this &“deliciously entertaining whodunit&” (Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author) where someone turns up dead on the set of TV&’s hottest baking competition—perfect for fans of Nita Prose, Richard Osman, and Anthony Horowitz.Every summer for the past ten years, six awe-struck bakers have descended on the grounds of Grafton, the leafy and imposing Vermont estate that is not only the filming site for &“Bake Week&” but also the childhood home of the show&’s famous host, celebrated baker Betsy Martin. The author of numerous bestselling cookbooks and hailed as &“America&’s Grandmother,&” Betsy Martin isn&’t as warm off-screen as on, though no one needs to know that but her. She has always demanded perfection, and gotten it with a smile, but this year something is off. As the baking competition commences, things begin to go awry. At first, it&’s merely sabotage—sugar replaced with salt, a burner turned to high—but when a body is discovered, everyone is a suspect. A sharp and suspenseful thriller for mystery buffs and avid bakers alike, The Golden Spoon is &“as addictive as bingeing your favorite culinary competition and as satisfying as a piece of your favorite cake&” (Kellye Garrett, author of Like a Sister).
The Golden Three
by William Le QueuxWhat was Lady Inverlake’s secret that caused her to go to such extremes? Even the cleverest of rogues commit a fatal error, thereby causing their downfall. Author William Le Queux has exemplified this with cunning and skill, and leads the reader spellbound among those who worm their way into society, discover family secrets, and the vigorously blackmail their victims.The Golden Three go to work more cleverly than most of their kind, and suspicion is not directed toward them until—but read for yourself this thoroughly mystifying mystery in which there is one surprise after another, and wherein the characters seem actually to help unravel the various tangles.
The Golden Trap (The Pierre Chambrun Mysteries #4)
by Hugh PentecostA spy marked for death finds a corpse in his hotel roomGeorge Lovelace has spent more than two decades in the shadows. Shielded by an array of forged passports, he has battled Nazis, Communists, and anyone else who might harm the United States. He has enemies on every continent, and one is planning to kill him. When a series of threats convinces the aging spy that he is about to be retired permanently, Lovelace comes to the Beaumont hotel. If he must die, he prefers to do it in style. The manager of this most exclusive establishment is his old friend Pierre Chambrun, a former resistance fighter who promises to protect him with the full resources of the hotel. But when an unknown guest is found murdered in Lovelace's room, it becomes apparent that the assassin has already penetrated the Beaumont's walls. Someone wants Lovelace dead, and only the world's greatest hotel manager can save him.